Shavishvili Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Shavishvili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shavishvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia8481:4,417951
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Abkhazia61:40,4782,603
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shavishvili Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shavishvili Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shavishvili (Georgian: შავიშვილი, Russian: Шавишвили) is found in Georgia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shavishvili.

How Common Is The Last Name Shavishvili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 398,988th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,262,524 people. The last name Shavishvili occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shavishvili are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The surname Shavishvili is most widely held in Georgia, where it is carried by 848 people, or 1 in 4,417. In Georgia it is primarily concentrated in: Adjara, where 68 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 18 percent reside and Guria, where 10 percent reside. Beside Georgia it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent reside and Abkhazia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shavishvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shavishvili in the Georgian language
შავიშვილიshavishvili-
Shavishvili in the Russian language
Шавишвилиsavisvili-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shavishvili
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